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• Newly Appointed PBOC Governor Once Called Bitcoin ‘Inspiring’, Praised Its Accessibility

  19-03-2018 23:40 via cointelegraph.com
  The newly appointed governor of the People's Bank of China could bring a softer policy toward crypto in the country, having once called Bitcoin “inspiring”. #NEWS
  
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• David W. Klasing Esq. MS -Tax CPA Advises on Cryptocurrency ICO's - PR Newswire (press release)

  19-03-2018 23:26
  PR Newswire (press release)
  David W. Klasing Esq. MS -Tax CPA Advises on Cryptocurrency ICO's
  PR Newswire (press release)
  What is it about cryptocurrency that's so likely to get me either audited or criminally investigated? Initial Coin Offerings (ICO's) are a method for startups to raise capital without following SEC regulation. Unlike an IPO that must be passed through ...and more »
  
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• Could Trump’s Executive Order Banning ‘Petro’ Transactions Lead to Backdoor Cryptocurrency Regulations?

  19-03-2018 23:10
  President Donald Trump’s executive order banning US residents from engaging in transactions related to Venezuela’s “Petro” cryptocurrency could give the federal government an opening to regulate cryptocurrencies more closely under the guise of national security. The order, signed by Trump on Monday and effective immediately, makes it illegal for US citizens and residents to transact … Continued
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• What Is BitDegree Cryptocurrency? - The Merkle

  19-03-2018 23:05
  What Is BitDegree Cryptocurrency?
  The Merkle
  Of all the industries that blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt, education seems like one of the least obvious. However, current education systems are not keeping pace with technological developments, leaving students out in the cold. The ...
  
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• 14 Thai Banks Back Blockchain Platform to Digitize Contracts

  19-03-2018 22:50
  Fourteen Thai banks will cooperate in the Thailand Blockchain Community Initiative, which will digitize letters of guarantee on a shared blockchain.
  
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• No More Cooked Blocks - Mainstream Auditors Enter the Fray

  19-03-2018 22:47 via cointelegraph.com
  PwC enters the scene, but is Blockchain supposed to be audited? #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• Trump Bans Purchases of Venezuelan Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

  19-03-2018 22:46
  US President Donald Trump has just poured cold water on the hopes of the Venezuelan government to appeal to investors worldwide with the sale of its own cryptocurrency. While the trust in the Venezuelan government is at historic lows and the likelihood of massive investment flows from abroad into the Petro are limited, Mr Trump … Continued
  
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• First US cryptocurrency ban outlaws Venezuela's 'Petro' coin - Digital Trends

  19-03-2018 22:31
  Digital Trends
  First US cryptocurrency ban outlaws Venezuela's 'Petro' coin
  Digital Trends
  The U.S. executive branch issued an executive order prohibiting the use or purchase of Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency, claiming the currency was issued unlawfully in an effort to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, and in particular the ...
  Trump bans purchases of Venezuela's new national cryptocurrencyThe Verge
  Trump sanctions Venezuelan cryptocurrencyPolitico
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• American Startup Promises to Reward Users with Cryptocurrency for Demonstrating Expertise

  19-03-2018 22:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Knowledge-sharing Blockchain startup could impact digital advertising and education markets #SPONSORED
  
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• Northern Trust Partners With PwC To Make Real-Time Equity Audits Via Blockchain

  19-03-2018 22:16 via cointelegraph.com
  Northern Trust asset management company now offers auditors access to private equity data via Blockchain in real time. #NEWS
  
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• The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 10 - The Merkle

  19-03-2018 22:10
  The Merkle
  The 2018 Year of Cryptocurrency Challenge – Week 10
  The Merkle
  At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year's resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018, as long as enough people were doing it. I took a break last week due to some prior engagements ...and more »
  
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• Introducing CaskCoin: The Cryptocurrency Backed by Whisky

  19-03-2018 22:10 via newsbtc.com
  It can be difficult to explain cryptocurrency to some people. You get the inevitable question: “Yeah, but what is Bitcoin actually backed by?” When you answer “code and mathematics” you’re almost certainly met with a blank expression. Perhaps if you could answer “the world’s best whisky” instead, you’d get a more favourable response.
  CaskCoin: The Crypto Backed by Single Malt
  CaskCoin is hoping to provide exactly that – a cryptocurrency
  
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• NEO, EOS, LTC, IOTA, Lumens: Technical Analysis March 20, 2018

  19-03-2018 22:03 via newsbtc.com
  These high liquid alt-coins- Lumens, NEO, LTC, Monero, IOTA and LTC continue to edge higher.
  As per our expectation and as history shows, often strong surges are followed by periods of lower lows or consolidation before trend resumes.
  That’s what we saw yesterday and it is for this reason that we should wait for better entries before trading.
  Let’s have a look at these charts:
  XLM/USD (Lumens)
  XLM/USD Bittrex 4HR Chart for March 20, 2018
  Most cryptocurrencies got a short in the arm a
  
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• Cryptocurrency, tax reform, retirement planning among topics at Wright State symposium - Dayton Business Journal

  19-03-2018 21:50
  Dayton Business Journal
  Cryptocurrency, tax reform, retirement planning among topics at Wright State symposium
  Dayton Business Journal
  Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, tax reform and retirement planning are just a few of the topics nationally known experts will present this week at a symposium hosted by Wright State University. The fourth-annual Leading Innovation and Finance Today and ...
  
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• Wall Street Bank Morgan Stanley Likens Bitcoin to Dotcom Bust

  19-03-2018 21:33
  Morgan Stanley compared an accelerated timeline for bitcoin’s performance to the dotcom era. Sheena Shah, a Morgan Stanley market strategist, in a research report cited in CNBC, painted a potentially grim picture for the future of bitcoin, finding similarities in the price performance and volume levels with the tech-laden Nasdaq at the turn of the … Continued
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS: Price Analysis, March 19

  19-03-2018 21:30 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto markets: slight rebound after hitting lows. See what orders to place. #PRICE_ANALYSIS
  
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• OncoPower uses blockchain, cryptocurrency to help users manage cancer - MobiHealthNews

  19-03-2018 21:23
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  OncoPower uses blockchain, cryptocurrency to help users manage cancer
  MobiHealthNews
  A new platform exclusively for cancer patients is now registering new users. Witty Healthy's newly launched platform, called OncoPower, uses blockchain technology to help patients keep track of their medical data across providers and offer users ...
  
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• Hong Kong Securities Regulator Shuts Down ICO, Makes Company Issue Refunds

  19-03-2018 21:16 via cointelegraph.com
  Black Cell’s ICO for the Krops agricultural mobile marketplace has been ordered by Hong Kong securities regulators to halt activities and issue refunds. #NEWS
  
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• Israeli Regulator: Utility Tokens Shouldn't Be Deemed Securities

  19-03-2018 21:15
  The Israel Securities Authority also proposed an ICO sandbox in a recent report now in the hands of the agency's chair, who will decide how to proceed
  
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• Israeli Regulator Outlines What Makes A Token a Security (Or Not)

  19-03-2018 21:15
  The Israel Securities Authority also proposed an ICO sandbox in a recent report now in the hands of the agency's chair, who will decide how to proceed
  
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• Tech Industries See A Huge Rise Due To Cryptocurrency - Crypto Daily (press release)

  19-03-2018 21:03
  Crypto Daily (press release)
  Tech Industries See A Huge Rise Due To Cryptocurrency
  Crypto Daily (press release)
  When most people talk about cryptocurrency, they associate friends of colleagues discussing the idea of investing in Bitcoin. What you might not realise is that the cryptocurrency technology is also creating jobs across a number of industries and ...and more »
  
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• Mixed Signals: China’s PBoC Doesn’t Recognize Digital Currencies Like Bitcoin, But Are They Looking to Create Their Own?

  19-03-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People’s Congress, Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), made it clear that the country does not recognize Bitcoin and other digital currencies like it does traditional banking tools such as paper money, coins, and credit cards: “The banking system does not accept it.”
  Xiaochuan added that direct trading between Bitcoin and yuan is not supported by the centra
  
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• Upstate New York city becomes first to place moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining - American City & County

  19-03-2018 20:56
  American City & County
  Upstate New York city becomes first to place moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining
  American City & County
  Plattsburgh, N.Y. has become the first U.S. city to place a moratorium on commercial mining of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. On March 2, Mayor Colin Read proposed an 18-month moratorium on new commercial cryptocurrency mining operations in the ...
  Plattsburgh officials OK cryptocurrency moratoriumSun Community Newsall 5 news articles »
  
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• Israel Securities Authority: Coins Are Not Securities, but Tokens Are

  19-03-2018 20:38
  The Israel Securities Authority today released a report detailing the conclusions of a committee which had been convened to discuss the applicability of Israeli securities laws to cryptocurrencies. According to the report, the study was ordered because the agency understands that regulatory certainty is essential to both encourage the development of the industry in Israel … Continued
  
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• Betting Market Opportunity – a Perfect Niche for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

  19-03-2018 20:37 via newsbtc.com
  Sports betting market, in general, is massive. According to different reports, there are over a trillion USD worth of bets placed annually. In 2016 alone, legal sports betting profits are estimated to be at over 70 billion dollars and this figure is set to reach 90 billion dollars this year. Different kinds of ICO’s (Initial Coin Offerings) are bringing worldwide competition to the betting market, leaving regular gambling organizations in a fear of losing clients. Having all of this in min
  
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• BONKERS ICO – The Future of Gaming

  19-03-2018 20:26 via crypto-news.net
  Cryptocurrencies and iGaming combined in one single product! A Vienna-based software company sets out to revolutionize the casino and betting industry. Today sees the possibility to invest in tomorrow‘s iGaming platform.
  ICO DetailsBONKERS combines the benefits of the crypto world with the newest gaming technology. To fund the project a new token called Bonker (BNKR) has been created, with a total of 418,333,333 being released. The ICO will distribute 70% of the total token supply to the c
  
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• Ripple Price Headlines $45 Billion Market Rally as G20 Fears Subside

  19-03-2018 20:23
  The Bitcoin and Ripple prices headlined a $45 billion cryptocurrency market rally that appeared to be predicated on optimism that this year’s G20 summit will not produce an international framework on cryptocurrency regulations. Bitcoin, Ripple Prices Leads $45 Billion Cryptocurrency Market Rally Monday brought a welcome respite for cryptocurrency investors, as the markets demonstrated a … Continued
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• President Trump Issues Executive Order Preventing Any U.S. Involvement With Venezuela’s Petro

  19-03-2018 20:05 via newsbtc.com
  In the latest move by the U.S. government to restrict the Maduro regime’s access to capital, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning any transactions within the U.S. involving “any digital currency, digital coin, or digital token, that was issued by, for, or on behalf of the Government of Venezuela on or after January 9, 2018.” This ban is most likely aimed at the Petro.
  The order applies to U.S. citizens as well as any person within the United States. Acco
  
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• France's Central Bank: Keep Financial Institutions Out of Crypto

  19-03-2018 20:00
  A report from the Bank of France advocates strict regulations for crypto-assets, including a ban on activity by banks, insurers and trust companies.
  
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• Morgan Stanley: Bitcoin’s Price Story Is ‘Nasdaq 15 Times Faster’

  19-03-2018 19:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Morgan Stanley: Bitcoin is doing what the Nasdaq did, just at 15x the speed. #NEWS
  
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• Telegram’s Cryptocurrency Could Be Worth $200 Billion, but is the ICO Overpriced?

  19-03-2018 19:23
  Telegram’s much-anticipated cryptocurrency could achieve a $200 billion market cap in five years, but a respected analyst said that the firm’s initial coin offering (ICO) is still probably overvalued. Reports on Telegram’s goal for the ICO have varied wildly. Some have placed the figure as high as $2.6 billion, but all reports agree it will … Continued
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• G20 Bankers Reject Regulating Cryptocurrencies

  19-03-2018 19:15 via newsbtc.com
  The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the body that coordinates financial regulation for the G20, resisted calls from some members to regulate cryptocurrencies.
  G20 Regulatory Body Rejects Regulating Cryptocurrencies
  Too little consensus was found during the Financial Stability Board (FSB) meeting to pursue radical action toward the cryptocurrency world. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England and current Chairman of the FSB, said in a letter:“The FSB’s initial assessment is that
  
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• UK Government Announces New Cryptocurrency Research Effort

  19-03-2018 19:00
  The U.K. government will launch new research aimed to explore the potential risks posed by cryptocurrencies, a minister has said.
  
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• Breaking: Trump Bans US Citizens, Residents from Venezuela’s Crypto ‘Petro’

  19-03-2018 18:43
  US president Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning US citizens from buying, trading or dealing in cryptocurrencies (the Petro) related to the Venezuelan government. In what is certain to be the first crypto-related executive action taken by a US president, the White House revealed Donald Trump’s executive order to unconditionally ban all activities
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• VC-Funded Startup Brings Retail 2.0, Reimagined by Cypherpunks

  19-03-2018 18:39
  This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. In the early ‘90s, a movement took root from the pioneering ideas of Dr. David Chaum, who wrote extensively about anonymous digital cash and pseudonymous reputation systems throughout
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• UK government to study cryptocurrency risks in more detail - Reuters

  19-03-2018 18:15
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  UK government to study cryptocurrency risks in more detail
  Reuters
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government and regulators will look in detail at the potential risks from cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, British junior finance minister John Glen said on Monday. Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin ...
  UK Government Announces New Cryptocurrency Research Effort ...Coindeskall 5 news articles »
  
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• UK Financial Regulator Introduces Global Fintech Sandbox, ‘90%’ Success Rate Domestically

  19-03-2018 18:11 via cointelegraph.com
  UK financial regulator announces new global fintech sandbox, allows companies to innovate without waiting for regulatory permission to test new products. #NEWS
  
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• Tether Has Primary Reserve Bank In Puerto Rico, Says BitMEX

  19-03-2018 18:10 via newsbtc.com
  BitMEX, Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange, found further evidence supporting speculation that Noble Bank, a full-reserve bank based in Puerto Rico, is a major cryptocurrency center and is harboring Tether’s assets as its primary reserve bank.
  BitMEX Says Tether Has Primary Reserve Bank In Puerto Rico
  A few weeks ago, BitMEX published a research piece in response to rumors that Tether has some link to Puerto Rico. After analyzing public financial data, the exchange found strong growth i
  
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• Trump Orders Sanctions Against Venezuela's Crypto

  19-03-2018 18:00
  A report Monday indicated that US President Trump might sanction Venezuela and its petro token.
  
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• Mastercard “Very Happy” to Support [State] Cryptocurrencies, Just Not Anonymous “Junk”

  19-03-2018 17:48
  Payments giant Mastercard is fully behind supporting state-backed, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies, a senior executive has revealed. In an interview with the Financial Times, Mastercard Asia-Pacific co-president Ari Sarker has opined that the world’s second-biggest payments company would be “very happy to look at” supporting national digital currencies that are issued and backed by central banks.
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• IBM Reveals Blockchain Computer ‘Smaller Than Grain Of Salt’ To Track Objects, Devices

  19-03-2018 17:14 via cointelegraph.com
  IBM announces miniscule Blockchain computer to track devices, objects. #NEWS
  
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• Stellar Goes In On Lightning with 2018 Launch Target

  19-03-2018 17:00
  Stellar isn't so far behind bitcoin in absorbing a faster and cheaper layer touted as the future of cryptocurrency payments.
  
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• Twitter Follows Facebook and Google, Will Ban Cryptocurrency Advertising in Two Weeks

  19-03-2018 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Twitter has become the latest to announce that it will be banning cryptocurrency-related adverts as follows in the footsteps of Facebook and Google. In a report from Sky News, the San Francisco-based online news and social networking site is preparing to introduce a new advertising policy within the next two weeks. It will prohibit a […]
  The post Twitter Follows Facebook and Google, Will Ban Cryptocurrency Advertising in Two Weeks appeared first on Coinjournal.
  
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• US Trade Regulator Launches Blockchain Working Group

  19-03-2018 16:30
  The Federal Trade Commission has formed a working group to examine the ways in which blockchain and cryptocurrencies will affect its missions.
  
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• Why Cryptocurrency Could Be the Next Frontier in Retirement Investing - TheStreet.com

  19-03-2018 16:28
  TheStreet.com
  Why Cryptocurrency Could Be the Next Frontier in Retirement Investing
  TheStreet.com
  A basket of cryptocurrencies could be an effective hedge against reserve currency weakness over the long term. ByJordan French. Mar 19, 2018 12:45 PM EDT. Across the globe, individuals and governments face the reality that people are not saving enough ...and more »
  
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• Fundstrat’s Lee Predicts $91,000 Bitcoin Price in Two Years

  19-03-2018 16:25
  Fundstrat’s Tom Lee is making a bullish call on bitcoin in the next two years, suggesting that the latest 70% drop actually bodes well for the future BTC price. The head of research at the New York-based market research firm predicts that based on historical trading patterns, the bitcoin price could reach $91,000 by March
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• Blockchain Platform To Tokenize “Antiquated” Alternative Investments Sector

  19-03-2018 16:16 via cointelegraph.com
  An established financial services firm says the alternative investment industry is facing a “critical inflection point” and Blockchain is the answer. #SPONSORED
  
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• The Australian Crypto Scene Just Gets Better and Better

  19-03-2018 16:08 via newsbtc.com
  So far this year, crypto mania–as it’s often called by traditional news sources–has continued to grip the masses as the prospects of blockchain technology become increasingly exciting. Some pundits called for a slowdown in ICOs this year, but nothing has been further from the truth. According to CoinSchedule data, ICOs have already raised 2.95 billion USD in 2018. This is a little more than three-quarters of the astounding 3.88 billion USD raised in 2017. If this incredible gro
  
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• Second Securities Regulator Halts 'Black Cell' Token Sale

  19-03-2018 15:50
  An initial coin offering has been blocked by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong soon after a similar action in the Philippines.
  
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• Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency scammers sued by US Federal Trade Commission - The Independent

  19-03-2018 15:45
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  Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency scammers sued by US Federal Trade Commission
  The Independent
  The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Washington's consumer watchdog, has filed a lawsuit against two businesses it accuses of operating cryptocurrency pyramid schemes. The FTC is taking action against Bitcoin Funding Team and My7Network over what it ...
  Federal Trade Commission Files Lawsuit, Targets 'Deceptive Cryptocurrency Schemes'Bitcoinist
  FTC cracking down on alleged cryptocurrency scams
  
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